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Abstract:

The present invention is provided with a shower with a sliding body,
which includes a handle and an outlet unit, the handle is disposed with
an inlet waterway. The inlet waterway is disposed with an inlet hole on
the obverse side of the handle; the outlet unit is disposed with at least
two outlets, each outlet is disposed with an outlet hole on the reverse
side of the outlet unit, the outlet holes are interval disposed along the
X direction; The handle is connected to the outlet unit with sliding
along the X direction, the obverse side of the handle and the reverse
side of the outlet unit are sealing connected together, making the inlet
hole connecting to one of the outlet holes. The present invention without
the pushing button and the linkage mechanism, reduces the cost and
simplify the structure, providing a new switch experience for the user.

Claims:

1. a shower with a sliding body, wherein includes: A handle, which is
disposed with an inlet waterway, the inlet waterway is disposed with an
inlet hole disposed in the obverse side of the handle; and A outlet unit,
which is disposed with at least two outlets, each outlet is disposed with
an outlet hole disposed in the reverse side of the outlet unit, the
outlet holes are interval disposed along the X direction; The handle is
connected to the outlet unit with sliding along the X direction, the
obverse side of the handle and the reverse side of the outlet unit are
sealing connected together, and the inlet hole is connected to one of the
outlet holes.

2. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 1, wherein the
inlet waterway includes a lengthwise waterway with one end connected to
the water source and a lateral waterway is connected to the other end of
the lengthwise waterway, the inlet hole is disposed in the lateral
waterway; a leather cup and a elastic body is disposed inside the lateral
waterway, the leather cup is sliding connected to the lateral waterway,
the elastic body is disposed inside the lateral waterway, withstanding
the leather cup to make the leather cup hermetically contacting with the
reverse side of the outlet unit.

3. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 1, wherein further
includes at least a connection mechanism, which includes a sliding hole
run through the obverse and the reverse sides of the handle, staggering
the sliding hole of the inlet waterway, a connection base raise on the
reverse side of the outlet unit and a sliding board slip connect to the
reverse side of the handle, the connection base is extended into the
sliding hole and fixed to the sliding board, the connection base slides
relative to the sliding hole in the X direction.

4. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 3, wherein the
sliding hole is stepped hole, the sliding board is sliding connected to
the stepped plane of the stepped hole.

5. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 4, wherein the
connection mechanism further includes a cover, which is covered on the
sliding hole.

6. a shower with a sliding body according to the 5, wherein the stepped
plane is disposed with a ball, the sliding board is connection on the
ball to transform the sliding friction to the rolling friction.

7. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 5, wherein the
outlet unit includes a body and a cap, the periphery of the cap is
extended upwards to form an external wall, an inner base is fixedly
disposed on the cap, which is sealing connected to the body to form a
first outlet cavity in the inner base and a second outlet cavity between
the inner base and the external wall, the first outlet cavity and the
second outlet cavity are separately connected to two outlet holes.

8. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 5, wherein the
reverser side of the fixed unit is disposed with limited holes
corresponding to the outlets, the obverse side of the handle is disposed
with a groove, which is disposed with a spring and a stop pin
withstanding one of the limited holes.

9. a shower with a sliding body, wherein includes: A handle, which is
disposed with an inlet waterway, the inlet waterway is disposed with an
inlet hole disposed in the obverse side of the handle; and A outlet unit,
which is disposed with at least two outlets; The handle is connected to
the outlet unit with sliding along the X direction, the obverse side of
the handle and the reverse side of the outlet unit are sealing connected
together.

10. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 9, wherein the
outlet unit includes a fixed outlet unit and a sliding outlet unit to
form at least two outlets; the fixed outlet unit is disposed in the fixed
cavity of the handle, the sliding outlet unit is sliding connected to the
sliding cavity of the handle.

11. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 10, wherein the
sliding outlet unit includes a sliding board, which is disposed with an
inlet hole, the inlet hole is connected or disconnected to the inlet
waterway to realize the switch of the outlets.

12. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 2, wherein
further includes at least a connection mechanism, which includes a
sliding hole run through the obverse and the reverse sides of the handle,
staggering the sliding hole of the inlet waterway, a connection base
raise on the reverse side of the outlet unit and a sliding board slip
connect to the reverse side of the handle, the connection base is
extended into the sliding hole and fixed to the sliding board, the
connection base slides relative to the sliding hole in the X direction.

13. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 12, wherein the
sliding hole is stepped hole, the sliding board is sliding connected to
the stepped plane of the stepped hole.

14. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim-13, wherein the
connection mechanism further includes a cover, which is covered on the
sliding hole.

15. a shower with a sliding body according to the 14, wherein the stepped
plane is disposed with a ball, the sliding board is connection on the
ball to transform the sliding friction to the rolling friction.

16. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 14, wherein the
outlet unit includes a body and a cap, the periphery of the cap is
extended upwards to form an external wall, an inner base is fixedly
disposed on the cap, which is sealing connected to the body to form a
first outlet cavity in the inner base and a second outlet cavity between
the inner base and the external wall, the first outlet cavity and the
second outlet cavity are separately connected to two outlet holes.

17. a shower with a sliding body according to the claim 14, wherein the
reverser side of the fixed unit is disposed with limited holes
corresponding to the outlets, the obverse side of the handle is disposed
with a groove, which is disposed with a spring and a stop pin
withstanding one of the limited holes.

Description:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a bath shower, especially to a
shower with a sliding body,of which the outlet function switch realized
by the sliding outlet unit itself.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The existing shower with the function switch realized by sliding,
for example the utilities with patent number ZL200720109472.6 and
ZL200720006708.3 in the Chinese patent database, includes a handle and a
body. The body includes a water diversion body and a water diversion
sliding board. The water diversion body is disposed with at least two
function holes. The water diversion sliding board is disposed with holes
connected to the function holes of the water diversion body to realize
the function switch. The handle is sliding disposed with a pushing
button. The body is disposed with linkage mechanism inside. One end of
the linkage mechanism is connected to the pushing button and the other
end is connected to the water diversion sliding board. As known with the
above description, the water diversion body and the handle are fixed, and
the function switch is realized by the sliding of the water diversion
sliding board. The disadvantages are below: it needs the pushing button
to be disposed in the body for the operation of the user, a linkage
mechanism is further needed to connect to the water diversion sliding
board and the pushing board with a complex struction.

SUMMERY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention is provided with a shower with a sliding
body, which solves the problem of the existing shower with the function
switch realized by sliding with complex structure.

[0004] The technical proposal of the present invention is:

[0005] A shower with a sliding body includes:

[0006] A handle, which is disposed with an inlet waterway, the inlet
waterway is disposed with an inlet hole disposed in the obverse side of
the handle; and

[0007] A outlet unit, which is disposed with at least two outlets, each
outlet is disposed with an outlet hole disposed in the reverse side of
the outlet unit, the outlet holes are interval disposed along the X
direction;

[0008] The handle is connected to the outlet unit with sliding along the X
direction, the obverse side of the handle and the reverse side of the
outlet unit are sealed connected together, making the inlet hole is
connected to one of the outlet holes.

[0009] In another preferred embodiment, the inlet waterway includes a
lengthwise waterway with one end connected to the water source and a
lateral waterway connected to the other end of the lengthwise waterway,
the inlet hole is disposed in the lateral waterway; a leather cup and a
elastic body is disposed inside the lateral waterway, the leather cup is
sliding connected to the lateral waterway, the elastic body is disposed
inside the lateral waterway and withstood the leather cup to make the
leather cup sealing contacted with the reverse side of the outlet unit.

[0010] In another preferred embodiment, the present invention further
includes at least a connection mechanism, which includes a sliding hole
run through the obverse and the reverse sides of the handle and staggered
with the inlet waterway, a connection base raised on the reverse side of
the outlet unit and a sliding board sliding connected to the reverse side
of the handle, the connection base is extended into the sliding hole and
fixed to the sliding board, the connection base slides relative to the
sliding hole in the X direction.

[0011] In another preferred embodiment, the sliding hole is ladder shaped
hole, the sliding board is sliding connected to the ladder face of the
ladder shaped hole.

[0012] In another preferred embodiment, the connection mechanism further
includes a cover, which is covered on the sliding hole.

[0013] In another preferred embodiment, the ladder face is disposed with a
ball, the sliding board is connection on the ball to transform the
sliding friction to the rolling friction.

[0014] In another preferred embodiment, the outlet unit includes a body
and a cap, the periphery of the cap is extended upwards to form an
external wall, an inner base is fixedly disposed on the cap, which is
sealing connected to the body, making the inner base to be formed a first
outlet cavity and a second outlet cavity between the inner base and the
external wall, the first outlet cavity and the second outlet cavity are
separately connected to two outlet holes.

[0015] In another preferred embodiment, the reverser side of the fixed
unit is concaved disposed with limiting holes corresponding to the
outlets, the obverse side of the handle is concaved disposed with a
groove, which is disposed with a spring and a stop pin withstood by the
spring to push one of the limiting holes.

[0016] Another technical proposal of the present invention is:

[0017] A shower with a sliding body includes:

[0018] A handle, which is disposed with an inlet waterway, the inlet
waterway is disposed with an inlet hole disposed in the obverse side of
the handle; and

[0019] An outlet unit, which is disposed with at least two outlets;

[0020] The handle is connected to the outlet unit with sliding along the X
direction, the obverse side of the handle and the reverse side of the
outlet unit are sealed connected together.

[0021] In another preferred embodiment, the outlet unit includes a fixed
outlet unit and a sliding outlet unit to be formed at least two outlets;
the fixed outlet unit is disposed in the fixed cavity of the handle, the
sliding outlet unit is sliding connected to the sliding cavity of the
handle.

[0022] In another preferred embodiment, the sliding outlet unit includes a
sliding board, which is disposed with an inlet hole; the inlet hole is
connected or disconnected to the inlet waterway to realize the switch of
the outlets.

[0023] Compared to the background of the invention, the present invention
has advantages below:

[0024] Firstly, the present invention is provided without the pushing
button and the linkage mechanism, the cost is reduced, and the structure
is simple, providing a new switch experience for the user; secondly, the
present invention is provided with leather cup and elastic body, which
realizes the axial sealing and radial sealing simultaneously with well
sealing performance; thirdly, the outlet unit is connected to the handle
through sliding board, the connection base and the sliding hole, making
the assembly quick and fast with solid connection; fourthly, the sliding
hole is covered by cover, preventing the dust to enter into the sliding
hole to effect the sliding connection; fifthly, the ladder face is
disposed with ball, and the sliding board is connected on the ball,
transforming the sliding friction to the rolling friction to reduce the
friction; sixthly, the stop pin and the limiting hole is disposed to keep
the outlet function status.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The present invention is further described with the drawings and
the embodiment.

[0026] FIG. 1 illustrates the first breakdown structure of the shower with
a sliding body in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 2 illustrates the second breakdown structure of the shower
with a sliding body in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 3 illustrates the lengthwise sectional view of the first
embodiment of the present invention when the shower with a sliding body
is situated in spray function.

[0029]FIG. 4 illustrates the lateral sectional view of the first
embodiment of the present invention when the shower with a sliding body
is situated in spray function.

[0030] FIG. 5 illustrates the lengthwise sectional view of the first
embodiment of the present invention when the shower with a sliding body
is situated in shower function.

[0031] FIG. 6 illustrates the lateral sectional view of the first
embodiment of the present invention when the shower with a sliding body
is situated in shower function.

[0032] FIG. 7 illustrates the sectional view of the second embodiment of
the present invention when the shower with a sliding body is situated in
shower function.

[0033] FIG. 8 illustrates the sectional view of the second embodiment of
the present invention when the shower with a sliding body is situated in
spray function.

[0034] FIG. 9 illustrates the sectional view of the third embodiment of
the present invention when the shower with a sliding body is situated in
spray to function and shower function at the same time.

[0036] Please refer to the FIG. 1 to the FIG. 6, the structure of the
shower with a sliding body is illustrated in the present invention.

[0037] The shower with a sliding body includes a handle 100, an outlet
unit 200 and two connection mechanisms 300.

[0038] The handle 100 is connected to the water source through the plug
base 400, the handle 100 is disposed with an inlet waterway, which
includes a lengthwise waterway 100 with one end connected to the water
source and a lateral waterway 120 connected to the other end of the
lengthwise waterway 110, the outlet of the lateral waterway 120 is
disposed in the obverse side of the handle 100 to be formed an inlet
hole, making the water from the water source flowing into the lengthwise
waterway 110 through the plug base 400, then into the lateral waterway
120 and out from the inlet hole. A leather cup 130 and a first spring 140
are disposed inside the lateral waterway 120, the leather cup 130 is
sliding connected to the lateral waterway 120, the first spring 140 is
disposed inside the lateral waterway 120 and withstood the leather cup
130, making the leather cup 130 sealed contacted to the reverse side of
the body 210.

[0039] The outlet unit 200 includes a body 210 and a cap 220. The
periphery of the cap 220 is extended upwards to form an external wall
221, an inner base 222 is fixedly disposed on the cap 220, which is
sealing connected to the body 210, making the inner base 222 to be formed
a first outlet cavity 230 and a second outlet cavity 240 between the
inner base 222 and the external wall 221, a first outlet 231 is disposed
in the portion of the cap 220 corresponding to the first outlet cavity
230, a diverter 232 is disposed inside the first outlet 231, making the
water spraying out from the first outlet cavity 230. That is the spray
function. A second outlet nozzle 241 is disposed in the portion of the
cap 220 corresponding to the second outlet cavity 240, making the water
flowing out of the second outlet cavity 240. That is the shower function.
A first outlet hole 211 and a second outlet hole 212 are disposed on the
body 210, the first outlet hole 211 is connected to the first outlet
cavity 230, the second outlet hole 212 is connected to the second outlet
cavity 240. The first outlet hole 211 and the second outlet hole 212 is
interval arranged in the X direction. In this embodiment, the X direction
is lengthwise for connect to the inlet hole of the handle 100
correspondingly. In this embodiment, the two outlet functions are spray
function and shower function, but not limited with other outlet
functions. There are two outlet functions in this embodiment, but not
limited with three outlet functions or four.

[0040] The two connection mechanisms 300 are bilateral symmetry arranged.

[0041] The connection mechanism 300 includes a sliding hole 310 run
through the obverse and the reverse sides of the handle 100 and staggered
with the inlet waterway, a connection base 320 raised on the reverse side
of the body 210 and a sliding board 330 and a cover 340. The sliding hole
310 is ladder shaped, which includes a small hole corresponding to the
obverse side of the handle 100, a big hole corresponding to the reverse
side of the handle 100 and a ladder side between the small hole and the
big hole. The connection base 320 is extended into the sliding hole 310,
the sliding board 330 is sliding connected to the ladder side of the
sliding hole 310, a bolt 350 is run through the sliding board 330 and
screwed with the connection base 320 to fix the connection base 320 and
the sliding board 330 together, making the connection base 320 sliding
relative to the sliding hole 310 in the X direction, the handle 100 and
the outlet unit 200 formed a sliding connection relationship in the X
direction, the obverse side of the handle 100 and the reverse side of the
body 210 of the outlet unit 200 sealing connected together and the inlet
hole connected to one of the outlet holes 211, 212. Preferred, the ladder
side is disposed with two ball grooves 370 bilateral symmetry arranged in
the two sides of the small hole, the ball groove is disposed with ball
360 inside, the sliding board 330 is connected to the ladder side through
the ball 360 to transform the sliding friction to rolling friction. The
cover 340 is coupled to cover to the sliding hole 310, it would be best
that the reverse side of the cover 340 is parallel to the reverse side of
the handle 100.

[0042] As requirement, the reverse side of the body 210 of the outlet unit
200 is concaved disposed with two limiting holes 250, 260 separately
corresponding to the spray water and shower water. The obverse side of
the handle is concaved disposed with a groove 150, which is disposed with
a second spring 160 and a stop pin 170 withstood by the spring 160 to
push one of the limiting holes 250, 260, the end of the stop pin 170 is
hemispheroid.

[0043] For the examiner further understanding the sliding switch of the
shower with a sliding body, the switch process is detailed described.
Please refer to the FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the outlet unit 200 is located in
the spray function, the leather cup 130 is parallel to the first outlet
hole 121 and staggered with the second outlet hole 212, the flowing of
the spray water is: water source, the plug base 400, the lengthwise
waterway 110, the lateral waterway 120, the leather cup 130, the first
outlet hole 211, the first outlet cavity 230, the first outlet nozzle
231, the spray water is spray out. Meanwhile, the stop pin 170 is
withstood the limiting hole 250 under the stress of the second spring
160, making the outlet unit kept in the spray function and the spray
water status.

[0044] Please refer to the FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the user forces the outlet
unit 200, making the stop pin 170 disconnected from the limiting hole
250, the leather cup 130 staggered with the first outlet hole 211 and
sliding along the X direction until the outlet unit 200 situated in the
shower function and the leather cup 130 parallel to the second outlet
hole 212, the flowing of the shower water is: the water source, the plug
base 400, the lengthwise waterway 110, the lateral waterway 120, the
leather cup 130, the second outlet hole 212, the second outlet cavity
240, the first outlet nozzle 241 with the shower water. Meanwhile, the
stop pin 170 is withstood the limiting hole 260 with the effect of the
second spring 160 to make the outlet unit kept in the shower function and
the shower water status.

The Second Embodiment

[0045] Please refer to the FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the structure of the shower
with a sliding body is illustrated in the present invention.

[0046] The shower with a sliding body includes a handle 700, an outlet
unit 200 and a connection mechanism 800.

[0047] The handle 700 is connected to the water source through the plug
base 400, the handle 700 is disposed with an inlet waterway 710, the rear
end of which is disposed with a fixed cavity 740, a movable cavity 730, a
fasten cover 720 is disposed on the top of the movable cavity 730, a stop
block 731 is disposed at the rear of the movable cavity 730.

[0048] The outlet unit 200 includes a fixed outlet unit and a sliding
outlet unit 500.

[0049] The fixed outlet unit 600 disposed inside the fixed cavity 740 of
the handle 700 is disposed in order with a small cover 610 and a deviator
630. the top wall of the fixed cavity is disposed with an inlet 621, the
small cover 610 is disposed with outlet holes.

[0050] The sliding outlet unit 500 includes an outlet cover 520 and an
upper cover 510. A connection base 511 is extended from the central of
the cover body 512 of the upper cover 510. The end of the connection base
511 is laterally fixed with a sliding block 513, which can be a cylinder
shaped. The front end of the sliding block 513 is disposed with a plug
518, the wall of the sliding block 513 is disposed with an inlet 513, the
front end of the rear end of the inlet 513 are separately disposed with a
seal 515.

[0051] The sliding outlet unit 500 is disposed inside the movable cavity
730 of the handle 700 and sliding connected to the handle 700 through the
connection element 800.

[0052] For the examiner further understanding the sliding switch of the
shower with a sliding body, the switch process is detailed described.
Please refer to the FIG. 7, the outlet unit 200 is situated in the
sliding outlet unit 500, the inlet 514 in the front end of the sliding
block 513 is situated inside the inlet waterway 710 of the handle 700,
the flowing of the shower water is: the water source, the plug base 400,
the inlet waterway 710, the inlet 514, the outlet 516, the first outlet
cavity 517, the first outlet nozzle 521 with the shower water.

[0053] Please refer to the FIG. 8, the user forces in the outlet unit 200
to make the connection base 511 of the sliding outlet unit 500 withstood
the stop block 731 of the movable cavity 730, meanwhile, the sliding
block 513 steps back to make the plug 518 in the front back to the rear
of the upper of the fixed cavity 740 of the handle 700, the flowing of
the shower water is: the water source, the plug base 400, the inlet
waterway 710, the inlet 621 of the small cover, the second outlet cavity
640, the deviator 630, the second outlet nozzle 611 with the spray water.

The Third Embodiment

[0054] Please refer to the FIG. 9, the structure of the shower with a
sliding body is illustrated in the present invention. The difference from
the second embodiment in the third embodiment is that: the sliding outlet
unit 500 is functional with the fixed outlet unit 600 simultaneously. The
difference in the structure is that: the top wall of the fixed cavity 740
is disposed with an inlet 621 and an outlet 622 as well.

[0055] The step 1 of the process of the switch is the same with that of
the second embodiment.

[0056] Step 2: the user forces in the outlet unit 200, making the
connection base 511 of the sliding outlet unit 500 withstood the stop
block 731 of the sliding cavity 730. Meanwhile, the sliding block 513
steps back to make the plug 518 in the front back to the rear of the
upper of the fixed cavity 740 of the handle 700; the inlet 514 is
connected to the outlet 622 of the fixed cavity of the small cover 610,
the flowing of the spray water is: the water source, the plug base 400,
the inlet waterway 710, the inlet 621 of the small cover; the first water
flowing way is from the second outlet cavity 640, the deviator 630 to the
second outlet nozzle 611 with the spray water; the other water flowing
way is from the outlet 622, the inlet 514, the outlet 516 the first
outlet cavity 517 to the first outlet nozzle 521 with shower water.

[0057] Although the present invention has been described with reference to
the preferred embodiments thereof for carrying out the invention, it is
apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and
changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present
invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0058] The present invention is provided with a shower with a sliding
body, and the switch of the outlet functions is realized by the directly
sliding of the outlet unit and the handle. The present invention without
the pushing button and the linkage mechanism, reduces the cost and
simplify the structure, providing a new switch experience for the user
with well industrial applicability.